'It looked like it had a hard night on the town'

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But when she opened the packaging and separated the branches she discovered a Christmas tree "that looks like he has had a hard night on the town".

Chloe suggested that Asda, which has stores in Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Bideford, Paignton and Plymouth, reconsidered the picture currently being used on the packaging "to save some disappointment".

Chloe's much happier with her new tree

But she was not angry about the tree, saying: "I couldn't see through the tears - it was hilarious. It took me weeks to convince my husband to let me get a new tree as our old one was too big, and that was what we ended up with."

Mrs Jones shared the funny photos of the tree on Facebook and the post has racked up almost 2,000 likes.

She eventually returned the disappointing tree after being advised by Asda customer services over social media to take it back to the shop.

She said the customer services worker had seen her Facebook post and "took it in good humour".

Chloe then paid extra for a better tree, and was offered a gift card by customer services.